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wade

 1 verb through water, mud, etc
INTRANSITIVEtéigh ag spágáilsiúil verb  c m ushe waded out to the boat chuaigh sí ag spágáil amach chuig an mbád
TRANSITIVEtéigh ag spágáil trísiúil tríwe had to wade the river bhí orainn dul ag spágáil tríd an abhainn
 2 verb (US) paddle INTRANSITIVEbheith ag lapadaíl  c m uwe were wading in the sea bhíomar ag lapadaíl san fharraige
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3 nounspágáil fem3  c m uwe faced a long wade ashore bhí babhta fada spágála go dtí an talamh tirim romhainn
phrasal verbs

wade in

 INTRANSITIVEdo ladar a chur isteach  c m udo ladar a shá isteachhe waded in to break up the fight léim sé isteach chun an troid a stopadhanother thug waded in with a blow to the face tháinig bligeard eile isteach le buille san aghaidh

wade into

 (v + prep) TRANSITIVEdo ladar a chur isteach i  c m udo ladar a shá isteach ishe waded into the argument chuir sí a ladar isteach san argóinthe's wading into uncharted territory níl a fhios aige céard atá amach roimhe, níl a fhios aige cad é atá roimhe

wade through

 TRANSITIVEtreabh trí PhrVtéigh trí PhrV  c m uI had to wade through a lot of papers b'éigean dom treabhadh trí go leor páipéar

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